o1Labs 2025 Roadmap: Developing ZK Technology and Solving Web3 Technical Challenges

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Since 2017, o1Labs has successively released zkApps and utility tools such as o1js and Kimchi, continuously leading the transformation of the Mina ecosystem. Recently, o1Labs officially released the 2025 roadmap developed in collaboration with the Mina community.

o1Labs not only continuously focuses on various aspects of the Mina ecosystem but also serves as an important builder of the Mina Protocol. Since 2017, the o1Labs team has been at the forefront of designing the Mina Protocol and developing zkApps tools. From the launch of the Mina mainnet in 2021 to the activation of zkApps earlier this year, the team has been dedicated to advancing zero-knowledge cryptography technology.

In addition to the Mina Protocol, o1Labs also develops and maintains o1js (our TypeScript library for zk-SNARKs and zkApps) and Kimchi (a modular, general-purpose, PLONK-based zero-knowledge proof system). Whether you are a zkApp developer, a node operator, or a project founder, your feedback will bring us closer to our shared vision: an internet where developers use programmable cryptographic techniques to create more powerful and trustless applications.

Today, we are excited to share our 2025 roadmap with everyone. This roadmap captures the numerous feedback received from the Mina community and outlines how to gradually achieve tasks at various levels, bringing us closer to Mina's ultimate goal. Although the roadmap is merely a simplified and condensed version of o1Labs' future tasks, we also hope the community understands our clear direction and provides us with more feedback and optimization proposals in the collaborative iteration process.

Let's see what will happen next...

Toolkits required for Mina developers to build the next generation of zkApps

One of o1Labs' top priorities is to ensure that zkApp developers can build the applications they envision with a complete set of tools. This includes a comprehensive overhaul of the API to refactor o1js, as well as providing extensive documentation, tutorials, and sample applications. Additionally, the team is developing o1VM and bringing new features to zkApp developers.

makes Mina omnipresent and runs fast.

Continuously improving the performance of Mina is key to optimizing a seamless experience for users and developers. In 2025, o1Labs will focus on reducing slot times to enhance transaction processing speeds, optimizing node operations, and applying cutting-edge Folding technology throughout the network to improve scalability, which will help optimize Mina's network performance and meet the fundamental needs of the ecosystem's ongoing expansion.

Solving the State Management Problem in the Web3 Space

State management remains a key challenge faced by Mina and the broader blockchain space. To address this issue, o1Labs has introduced an innovative approach to managing application state. This project aims to redefine how data is stored, updated, and validated in the decentralized space. Check out the related blog to learn more about our vision for state management.

o1Roadmap

The roadmap is divided into three parts: "Now", "Next Steps", and "Later". Although not all listed projects can be completed by the end of 2025, these categories clearly delineate the focus of o1Labs' next phase of work.

• Now: Ongoing or upcoming projects
• Next step: Current focus of planned work
• In the future: Projects that have a significant impact but cannot be immediately developed due to current capacity constraints will be given higher priority in the subsequent construction process.

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In addition, our roadmap reflects how our engineering team is organized by user groups. Each focus area aligns with the specific needs of Mina's contributors (zkApp developers, node operators, application cryptographers, etc.). By building our work in this way, we aim to provide our community with tailored, high-impact improvements.

Your feedback shapes the future

"Transparency" is the core value of o1Labs. The roadmap presented in this article still has many areas for improvement, and we will release more detailed introductory articles based on the team's focus areas. We welcome you to join the Mina official community on Discord in #general and provide feedback for us to further optimize project details.